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back to you. >> back to give us some perspective now that this drama has ended, with us, retired sergeant rob maroni with the police. the moment leading up to when they went in, what was the thinking behind right when they go in? >> what do they need? what are they looking for? >> what they're looking for is a situation where they may be able to get the suspect away from the hostages to. try to bring to it some type of resolution. whether it is through talking, contact or use of deadly force. it looked like it led to the possible use of deadly force. the chief did say they fired a weapon at the suspect. one of the devices he had on him exploded. that tells you that it was a very dangerous situation. fortunately, as the chief said, the hostages are fine. this was a good resolution to a point. there was deadly force but the suspect is still alive and the hostages are safe. >> when then in negotiations, he was exhibiting a wide range. they've been negotiating with him for about two hours and he was exhibiting a wide range of emotions. does that tell you as a professional that there was a poi
back to you. >> back to give us some perspective now that this drama has ended, with us, retired sergeant rob maroni with the police. the moment leading up to when they went in, what was the thinking behind right when they go in? >> what do they need? what are they looking for? >> what they're looking for is a situation where they may be able to get the suspect away from the hostages to. try to bring to it some type of resolution. whether it is through talking, contact or use...
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it is clse for us. wcan have a great crowd here today. >> rerter: east carolina filled the rfk parking lot with purple fa and pirates. >> on top where it's cold. i can't wait. the game will be an awesome game. >> the pirates say -- >> amp >> rgg. >> reporter: the officia party had a live band, cheerleaders and masco. at $20 a ticket, iwas a sellout. withthe proceeds from the tailgat party and the game going to a good cause. >> we're really hopinthe raise six fige for the usoand all the great work they do with the men and women around the world. so for northrop grumman coming on was the support of t uso. mayland did not get a warm weather bowl becauseome quesoned whether the fan bas would travel to support the team. >> we broug about 25 individuals, first of all, to represent marylan as a fan base, marylandas a great fan base. i'm sure you can s that we have a great fan base >> even though we like being here, it was cld last night. so we're happy tbe here. >> and the fans are ev happi now. terrapins lead
it is clse for us. wcan have a great crowd here today. >> rerter: east carolina filled the rfk parking lot with purple fa and pirates. >> on top where it's cold. i can't wait. the game will be an awesome game. >> the pirates say -- >> amp >> rgg. >> reporter: the officia party had a live band, cheerleaders and masco. at $20 a ticket, iwas a sellout. withthe proceeds from the tailgat party and the game going to a good cause. >> we're really hopinthe...
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he got comfortable using one. every year they fight back with helping hundred of at risk children learn computer basics. >> whether that is opening up the internet and everything the internet has to offer to someone who has never used the computer before. >> reporter: that was edwar jenkins. now he uses to it look for work. but he hopes a new job won't interfere with his traini. he has a half marathon coming up. news4. >> what a great program. >> a great story. good for them. that's it for news4 at 5:00. >>> stay right there. news4 at 6:00 begins now. >>> someone murder ad georgetown worker after a night on the town. >> new questions the future of the school chancellor michelle rhee. >> and it is the time-out that may come back to haunt them. coming up, redskins fans weigh in after a heart breaking ss. we begin a young cyclist clinging to life after she was hit by a driver who kept on going when the bike jamme under her suv. good evening. >> 30-year-old natasha pettygrew is a third year law school who ran
he got comfortable using one. every year they fight back with helping hundred of at risk children learn computer basics. >> whether that is opening up the internet and everything the internet has to offer to someone who has never used the computer before. >> reporter: that was edwar jenkins. now he uses to it look for work. but he hopes a new job won't interfere with his traini. he has a half marathon coming up. news4. >> what a great program. >> a great story. good for...
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i know i could a storyboo christmas for us. some who make their way from relative to relative or chrisas dinner, there could be trouble onhe roads. taking friday night out at least. if you haveto g on the plane a go somewhere, you ard about the troubles in europe. if you have to travel to the west, that's where the storm system is coming from, this i a focast that you reallyreally want to stay on top of. a lot of folks we sting on top of what was happening in the darkness last night. diyou get a chance to se the lunareclipse? our facebook fans did, and they posted picres on o fan page. kim whiff posted this comment. another comment, think something is eating the moon. an bradl lush took this picturfrom laurel. thiss the first total luna eclipse in nearly 400 years. tha's why it was so historic. fact the winter solstace 6:38 p.m. today shortest day of the yea from here on t until we get to the summer solstace. 37he temperature currely. the air is dry. and that's going to be imrtant for thi next system that's gog to co near us du
i know i could a storyboo christmas for us. some who make their way from relative to relative or chrisas dinner, there could be trouble onhe roads. taking friday night out at least. if you haveto g on the plane a go somewhere, you ard about the troubles in europe. if you have to travel to the west, that's where the storm system is coming from, this i a focast that you reallyreally want to stay on top of. a lot of folks we sting on top of what was happening in the darkness last night. diyou get...
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chuck bell joins us to tell us how hot it will get and for how long. >> yes, indeed. monday, back to work and everybody finding their air conditioning cubicle and getting in and it staying in it. happily so for much of the day. unfortunately, it looks like our high temperatures are going a lot of nowhere for at least the first half of the week. today, another day in the 90s. that's our 49th day in the 90s. and you can get a sense from our tower camera looking southbound toward the national cathedral howard county gunky the air mass has turned. temperature are in the low 90s. and nearly every neighborhood, martsburg, 94. winchester, 96. around the washington area, 91 degrees. and upper marlboro, 87. and annapolis, one of the cool spots, heat indices in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. only some fair weather cumulus clouds not generating anything in the way of rainfall. it will be high heat, high humidity and high temperatures the next several days. evening temperatures to about 80 degrees. only to the mid 70s to get your tuesday started. the check of the seven-day fo
chuck bell joins us to tell us how hot it will get and for how long. >> yes, indeed. monday, back to work and everybody finding their air conditioning cubicle and getting in and it staying in it. happily so for much of the day. unfortunately, it looks like our high temperatures are going a lot of nowhere for at least the first half of the week. today, another day in the 90s. that's our 49th day in the 90s. and you can get a sense from our tower camera looking southbound toward the...
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she shows us the damage left. julie? >> well, this is what you'll find on almost every block tt del ray section of alexander re. a trees down, power pole snaps and that is keeping power crews and tree crews very busy today. in the tall tree neighborhoods of alexandria, in del ray, it was rare to go even a few blocks without encountering a clean-up crew of some sort. by noon, they already had a tree service and insurance rep in their yard. here's why. their house up on the hill top caused the full force of the strong winds. down came a double tree. henry and a group of teens was on the third floor. >> i went up and the tree was sitting on top of the bedroom. and the furniture, everything was destroyed. >>. >> reporter: that had to give you chill. >> it did. i could have been taking a nap there. >> reporter: his wife annie tried to keep a brave face when she arrived home to the mess. >> i tried not to cry. one of my daughters was crying. i tried to be, you know, a cool mom and tried to say, nothing happened. the good thing
she shows us the damage left. julie? >> well, this is what you'll find on almost every block tt del ray section of alexander re. a trees down, power pole snaps and that is keeping power crews and tree crews very busy today. in the tall tree neighborhoods of alexandria, in del ray, it was rare to go even a few blocks without encountering a clean-up crew of some sort. by noon, they already had a tree service and insurance rep in their yard. here's why. their house up on the hill top caused...
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a lot of teams that are ahead of us right now. we need this ball game to stay close in our division. we're two games back with five to go. 's not a lot of room for error. >> now they will likely have to spring together five wins in a row to make the playoffs. their longest winning streak so far this season, two game from redskins park, dan hellie, news4, sports. >> so the redskins this season have proven they have lost two team that they should have been able to beat. they've also though won against teams that seemedearly impossible to do. that's something they'll have to try to do next week as they face the new york giants who are one of the hottest teams right now in the league. >> they sure are. all right, thank you. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> millions of americans were online today hoping to take advantage of cyber monday's deals. d in most cases, they avoided playing sales taxes. some traditional retailers in states with budget woes are calling the tax-free shopping unfair. they say it is a situation that could be facing. >>
a lot of teams that are ahead of us right now. we need this ball game to stay close in our division. we're two games back with five to go. 's not a lot of room for error. >> now they will likely have to spring together five wins in a row to make the playoffs. their longest winning streak so far this season, two game from redskins park, dan hellie, news4, sports. >> so the redskins this season have proven they have lost two team that they should have been able to beat. they've also...
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tom sherwood joins with us that story. >> reporter: thousands of people use this market but many more don't even know it's there. that's about to change. even on a cold blustery day along the waterfront, customers come to the seafood restaurant here f more than 100 years. >> i've been in this area for about 28 years and i come down here frequently. the food is delicious. >> we have everybody from the poorest of poor to the wealthiest. >> reporr: now the developers are looking for ways to keep the old market's appeal but add more sanitation, food choices, and places to actually sit down and east f the thousands of worker and tourists. >> it would be nice to have a little more -- >> yeah. a little more comfortable seating. she'ing from the wind will be great. >> people come here because it's real. >> that's the thing we blik the market. it's authentic, a little on the greaty side. >> reporter: the market improvements are part of the $2 million makeover with the market chans coming soon. >> we envision the market square to be a culinary, a food and culinary destination for not only washi
tom sherwood joins with us that story. >> reporter: thousands of people use this market but many more don't even know it's there. that's about to change. even on a cold blustery day along the waterfront, customers come to the seafood restaurant here f more than 100 years. >> i've been in this area for about 28 years and i come down here frequently. the food is delicious. >> we have everybody from the poorest of poor to the wealthiest. >> reporr: now the developers are...
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"et the press" moderator david gregory join us now. and looking at the races in california and delaware, it seems like we went from the jerry brown thing, a whole lot of drama and pyrotechnics, so to speak but not a lot of substance sthx a distraction because they don't have the answers to the tough problems playingg the country? >> in some cases, sometimes in politics we're distracted by thing that aren't as importan as the issues in this election. whether it is delaware with witchcraft or some of christine o'donnell's answers, there are issues. at this stage of the campaign you talk about in california, it can become more than a distract. in tight races, these kinds of thing can knock a candidate down a couple pegs in the poll. that can be key. it can also fuel what is the major kind of closing argument. >> so it is strategic. >> in some cases. >> we saw the first lady. she's been out in connecticut, wisconsin, colorado this week. is she stron enough to pull out more mocratic voters, the base, and make a difference? >> that's the bel
"et the press" moderator david gregory join us now. and looking at the races in california and delaware, it seems like we went from the jerry brown thing, a whole lot of drama and pyrotechnics, so to speak but not a lot of substance sthx a distraction because they don't have the answers to the tough problems playingg the country? >> in some cases, sometimes in politics we're distracted by thing that aren't as importan as the issues in this election. whether it is delaware with...
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that's very good news for us. not much in the way of cloud cover at all as this area of high pressure is going to be dominating the entire eastern half the nation for at least the next four to five days. bringing a lot of sunshine and some very nice weather. if you're traveling anywhere across the eastern portion of the country, you picked a pretty nice week to do it. it will be incredibly nice right through holiday weekend. yo forecast for this evening, clear skies cooling off quickly as the sun makes its way down. continued breezy, 62 to 75. winds out of the northwest. tomorrow morming it will be a little on the cool side. 52 to 52. men of sunshine tomorrow. it will lead those temperature up to about 72 to 76 degrees. a fantastic friday. nice and warm with mostly sunny skies. winds only about five to ten miles an hour. monday, hey of 81 degrees. i think we will stay ne through the extended outlook as well with a couple chances for showers tuesday through thursday. >> we're loving it. >> you really are. >> and we
that's very good news for us. not much in the way of cloud cover at all as this area of high pressure is going to be dominating the entire eastern half the nation for at least the next four to five days. bringing a lot of sunshine and some very nice weather. if you're traveling anywhere across the eastern portion of the country, you picked a pretty nice week to do it. it will be incredibly nice right through holiday weekend. yo forecast for this evening, clear skies cooling off quickly as the...
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the first people to use it won't be in cars. maryland transportation official are hosting a 5 k run on october 17th along the first new second quarter of that highway. the stretch between i-370 and georgia avenue. it first of five segments which should be open to drivers within three to four months. >>> still ahead, why justin bieber's backstage antics almost got him arrested. >>> and smoke ding could affect man's sperm down. you could switch for great gas mileage or seats that flip and fold with one hand. you could switch for up to 600 highway miles on a single tank of gas. or the hundred-thousand mile powertrain warranty. over a thousand people a day are switching to chevy. they're not just trading in, they're trading up. qualified lessees can get low mileage lease on this 2011 malibu ls for around one ninety-nine a month. call for details. the switch to chevy starts at chevydealer.com. us >>> a new study connects smoking and a man's sperm count, and some monster trucks in japan are getting a lot of attention. two new studies
the first people to use it won't be in cars. maryland transportation official are hosting a 5 k run on october 17th along the first new second quarter of that highway. the stretch between i-370 and georgia avenue. it first of five segments which should be open to drivers within three to four months. >>> still ahead, why justin bieber's backstage antics almost got him arrested. >>> and smoke ding could affect man's sperm down. you could switch for great gas mileage or seats...
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fairfax county has used three snow days so far. loudoun county has used two. arlington, prince georges and montgomery counties have all used three snow days this year. most school systems have four or more snow days built into their calendar year. wendy? >>> the snow and icy conditions are being blamed in a crash that damaged several metro vehicles over the weekend. it was saturday night on the line near the medical center station. a maintenance vehicle hit a rail trick on the slippery tracks. no one was injured, but the accident came less than a week after two workers were killed from being hit by track equipment. metro is required to notify the tristate oversight committee about accidents within two hours. the committee chairman says metro did not report saturday's incident until monday. >>> well, there are signs of economic recovery, but the storm is not over in maryland. that is the sentiment from governor martin o'malley in his state of the state address that he delivered today. o'malley says the tough economic times have hit everyone. he's asking for leg
fairfax county has used three snow days so far. loudoun county has used two. arlington, prince georges and montgomery counties have all used three snow days this year. most school systems have four or more snow days built into their calendar year. wendy? >>> the snow and icy conditions are being blamed in a crash that damaged several metro vehicles over the weekend. it was saturday night on the line near the medical center station. a maintenance vehicle hit a rail trick on the slippery...
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to show us how he does it. john? >> you can see it's more than just technology that gets him out there. he skied all over the world and he use his passion for life to inspire others. it may seem like a simple contraption, but for tom gorman, the ski lift is a gateway to paradise. he was sidelined after a football accident left his paralyzed. but today out on the slopes,e seems unstoppable. >> when i was 35, i started playing wheelchair basketball and got into wheelchair racing. and skiing, which is definitely my favorite pastime. >> reporter: gorman thought he would never ski until one day new technology made it happen. >> when i started they hadn't come out with these much-iroved apparatus that has a shock absorber on it. that essentially is a skier's knees. >> reporter: it's called a mon oski. it's made for people with disabilities to help them become self-sufficient on the slopes. >> it's a real freedom feeling. it's like swimming. i got a real free feeling in the water. flying down the mountain as fast as other g
to show us how he does it. john? >> you can see it's more than just technology that gets him out there. he skied all over the world and he use his passion for life to inspire others. it may seem like a simple contraption, but for tom gorman, the ski lift is a gateway to paradise. he was sidelined after a football accident left his paralyzed. but today out on the slopes,e seems unstoppable. >> when i was 35, i started playing wheelchair basketball and got into wheelchair racing. and...
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he joins us now in the studio to tell us what he discovered. john? >> thanks. it's not hard to see why so many kids look up to profl athletes. they have the fame, the fortune. what is it that makes a role model? here in maryland, the endless trophies and championship banners are hard to miss. their basketball team has a winning tradition, attracting players who hope to play in college and maybe even the pros. if you ask who their idles are, there's a common theme. >> dwight howard. he's level-headed, good player. good person to look up to. kobe bryant. kobe bryant. you know, he always does what it takes to win. whatever it takes to win. >> reporter: yes, those are nba players, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. he wants to use the gilbert arenas fiasco as aeacher moment. >> i'm curious to find out what they think about situation and then talk about, you know, not get into a gun debate, but, you know, certainly the way he handled it wasn't great and the way he -- he certainly could have handled it better. >> reporter: the one d.c. firefighter is taking it fur
he joins us now in the studio to tell us what he discovered. john? >> thanks. it's not hard to see why so many kids look up to profl athletes. they have the fame, the fortune. what is it that makes a role model? here in maryland, the endless trophies and championship banners are hard to miss. their basketball team has a winning tradition, attracting players who hope to play in college and maybe even the pros. if you ask who their idles are, there's a common theme. >> dwight howard....
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csed used car prices to sore. with new car sales down, there are fewe late model trade-ins and that affects supply and demand. dealers are keeping older vehicles on their lots, rather than sending them to auction. when drivers keep cars longer rather than trading them in, dealers must pay top dollar for used car inventory. speaking of keeping your used car running smthly, how far should you drive before changing the oil in your car? break that habit of every 3,000 miles. it's a myth and ss because of technological advances, an average car's interest val is aroundp 7,800 miles now. the porsche can go 20,000 miles before an oil change. service centers and deers use the 3,000 mile change as a marketing tactic to get you into the service bay on a regular basis. the quick oil change industry defends that 3,000 mile rule. because busy car owners seldom read the driver's manual, they have no idea how often the oil should be changed in their car. >>> phonily, are you tired dropped calls on your cell phone? jd powers and a
csed used car prices to sore. with new car sales down, there are fewe late model trade-ins and that affects supply and demand. dealers are keeping older vehicles on their lots, rather than sending them to auction. when drivers keep cars longer rather than trading them in, dealers must pay top dollar for used car inventory. speaking of keeping your used car running smthly, how far should you drive before changing the oil in your car? break that habit of every 3,000 miles. it's a myth and ss...
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chris gordon joins us. he is in our news room. chris? >> reporter: the local couples that are in the process of trying to adopt russian orphans tonight face frustration and fear. adoption agencies who have placed hundreds of children in local homes are now uncertain what the future holds. the adoption center of washington has been pairing local families with orphans from russia. so many success stories. but mao the uncertainty over whether russia is suspending adoptions by americans has caused anxiety. for at least one of their clients, a local couple. >> family that's ready to leave tomorrow. they have done their packing. the in-laws in are in their house to take care of their 4ier old biological son. and they are -- in love with the video of this new little boy and they so very much want to adopt him. and they are very anxious. early morning calls about whether or not they are going to be able to get on a plane and go. >> reporter: julie adopted zachary when he was 18 months old. bringing him into her heart and back to her home. he's 3
chris gordon joins us. he is in our news room. chris? >> reporter: the local couples that are in the process of trying to adopt russian orphans tonight face frustration and fear. adoption agencies who have placed hundreds of children in local homes are now uncertain what the future holds. the adoption center of washington has been pairing local families with orphans from russia. so many success stories. but mao the uncertainty over whether russia is suspending adoptions by americans has...
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overnight tonight, high pressure builds in on us. that will be the big weather-maker with high pressure. eventually some of that moisture beginning to come our way. again, right now there is no sign, no sign, of a major east coast snowstorm. story, snow-lovers. clearing continues. maybe one or two more sprinkles. snow flurries and squalls in the mountains of west virginia. tomorrow, i think tomorrow will be sunny. i think i sd that yesterday. we had a lot of clouds today. much sunnier tomorrow. still on the breezy side but a nice january day. temperatures about average. temperatures into the low to mid-40s. our average high now begins creeping up a bit. there is that chance for some light snow. light snow the way i see it now friday night, maybe into saturday. but i think it's about 50/50 right now. it will be cold. temperatures on saturday and sunday, only in the high 20s to low 30s. >> okay. >> thank when you, bob. >>> coming up, the national aquarium got a makeover. what marine life is now like in dotown d.c. >>> and the national
overnight tonight, high pressure builds in on us. that will be the big weather-maker with high pressure. eventually some of that moisture beginning to come our way. again, right now there is no sign, no sign, of a major east coast snowstorm. story, snow-lovers. clearing continues. maybe one or two more sprinkles. snow flurries and squalls in the mountains of west virginia. tomorrow, i think tomorrow will be sunny. i think i sd that yesterday. we had a lot of clouds today. much sunnier tomorrow....
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darcy spencer joins us live from alexandria to tell us about some of the damage left there. >> it has taken us quite a while to get here to the area of alexandria. as we've been talking about, a lot of trees town, power lines down all throughout the area. we're going live at the del rey baptist church. it is one of the high points here in the stiff alexandria. as you look across the street, a school building where there is a large tree down. right in front, you can see the traffic is moving very slowly in this area. we can see the side streets and take a look at the damage. if we can show some of that video, it is not far from our location right now. there was a very large tree that was down in the area. and there were power lines also taken down by that tree when it fell. i was able to talk to the folk in that area them say fortunately, the tree did not hit the house but no one was able to go because of the power lines being druchb down. trees crossing the roadways. that's monticello boulevard in the del rey section of alexandria. as we were traveling through, you can see the power l
darcy spencer joins us live from alexandria to tell us about some of the damage left there. >> it has taken us quite a while to get here to the area of alexandria. as we've been talking about, a lot of trees town, power lines down all throughout the area. we're going live at the del rey baptist church. it is one of the high points here in the stiff alexandria. as you look across the street, a school building where there is a large tree down. right in front, you can see the traffic is...
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but not a major storm by any means for us. back to you. >> thank you, bob. >>> road crews across the area preparing for the snowfall. some areas are still dealing with mounds of ice that are still left over from last month's blizzard. it could cause problems for commuters. darcy spencer is live in aringten with that part of the story. darcy? >> hi, wendy. these are the mounds that we're talking about. they're piling up in parking lots and in travel lanes all across the area. some people are saying they're creating dangerous conditions. the blizzard of 2009 is over, but huge mounds of ice remain. in some places, taking up parking and travel lanes. here in arlington, drivers have to swerve to avoid the ice. on pennsylvania avenue in the district, it's the same thing. some motorists complained the left-over piles of ice are creating hazards for drivers. with more snow in the forecast, it can only get worse. >> we have one on my way to drop my daughter off at school that requires us to go into the lanes that are not turning and cu
but not a major storm by any means for us. back to you. >> thank you, bob. >>> road crews across the area preparing for the snowfall. some areas are still dealing with mounds of ice that are still left over from last month's blizzard. it could cause problems for commuters. darcy spencer is live in aringten with that part of the story. darcy? >> hi, wendy. these are the mounds that we're talking about. they're piling up in parking lots and in travel lanes all across the...